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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

I have also included details for each of the twenty ways in this blog post. I try not to get too technical on this blog, but it’s important to know there are certain domain settings that you will need to make some of the ideas in this post a reality. Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!).

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Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever

Edsurge

In one study , students were not told which of their teaching assistants were humans and which were robots—and findings suggested students struggled to differentiate the two. (I But students need to know, from the beginning, that this personal assistant is a robot and that their instructor is a human.

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Educators Make, Play, and Connect This Summer

Educator Innovator

In Dallas, it might mean exploring community action with digital storytelling. In Pittsburgh, kids might join the growing Maker Movement or pick up some engineering skills while making robots. Connecting all these activities are digital badges. Join kids and adults in Mozilla’s Maker Party (July 15th to September 15th).

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School’s Out, Cities Are in with Expanded Cities of Learning Initiative

Educator Innovator

Young people can take self-directed journeys through any number of participating organizations, completing activities and receiving digital badges to recognize their achievements. In Dallas, for example, kids can intern at the mayor’s office , dissect owl pellets at the library, or program a virtual robot at RoboMind Academy.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

Shake Up Learning

I have also included details for each of the twenty ways in this blog post. I try not to get too technical on this blog, but it’s important to know there are certain domain settings that you will need to make some of the ideas in this post a reality. Badging Systems. Use #GoogleClassroom for Badging! Keep reading!

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OZeLive Starts Today - "Ed Tech Down Under"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Former Teacher, Site Admin, & District Admin) Robots in the classroom - Tara Fagan, Facilitator 8:00pm KEYNOTE - Julie Lindsay: Connect and collaborate for global understanding - A pedagogical shift 9:00pm Professional Portfolios - Carole McCulloch (Coach Carole) Science and Social Justice: The Perfect Combination - Eric A.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction,” according to MIndwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Related, via Doug Belshaw : “Some thoughts on the future of the Open Badges backpack.” Sunny Lee writes on the WCET Frontiers blog on “Relaunching the EdSurge Product Index.”